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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Crisp, Professorial Fellow, Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University As world chiefs and youth leaders gather in New York at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, many of us as individuals are feeling powerless and overwhelmed. Making big personal changes can appear costly in terms ... <a title="Be excellent: how ancient virtues can guide our responses to the climate crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/be-excellent-how-ancient-virtues-can-guide-our-responses-to-the-climate-crisis-123854/" aria-label="Read more about Be excellent: how ancient virtues can guide our responses to the climate crisis">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Coral Gartner, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland Health authorities in the United States are investigating 530 cases of lung illness, including seven deaths, reportedly connected to vaping. Some of these patients have been diagnosed with lung inflammation caused by inhaling oil. The ... <a title="It’s safest to avoid e-cigarettes altogether – unless vaping is helping you quit smoking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/its-safest-to-avoid-e-cigarettes-altogether-unless-vaping-is-helping-you-quit-smoking-123274/" aria-label="Read more about It’s safest to avoid e-cigarettes altogether – unless vaping is helping you quit smoking">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Gardiner, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University In August, a 24-year-old woman appeared before the Western Australian District Court after pleading guilty to concealing the birth of her newborn baby in 2018. The charge of concealment of birth refers to hiding the dead body of a child after ... <a title="What is the charge of concealment of birth and why is it still happening in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/what-is-the-charge-of-concealment-of-birth-and-why-is-it-still-happening-in-australia-122876/" aria-label="Read more about What is the charge of concealment of birth and why is it still happening in Australia?">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caio Seguin, PhD candidate, University of Melbourne Brain regions exchange information by sending and receiving signals through a network of nerve connections. This exchange is crucial to all aspects of the brain’s functioning, including how we experience the world, form and retrieve memories, and make decisions. But ... <a title="Your brain has ‘landmarks’ that drive neural traffic and help you make hard decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/your-brain-has-landmarks-that-drive-neural-traffic-and-help-you-make-hard-decisions-123751/" aria-label="Read more about Your brain has ‘landmarks’ that drive neural traffic and help you make hard decisions">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miranda Kaye, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney Over the next 12 months, a joint parliamentary committee will examine Australia’s family law system. It will be led by conservative Liberal MP Kevin Andrews and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. But it would appear the ... <a title="We don’t need another inquiry into family law – we need action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/we-dont-need-another-inquiry-into-family-law-we-need-action-123758/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t need another inquiry into family law – we need action">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Allen, Senior Lecturer in Public Management, Victoria University of Wellington This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. For three years in a row, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks ... <a title="Procurement’s role in climate change: putting government money where policy needs to go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/procurements-role-in-climate-change-putting-government-money-where-policy-needs-to-go-122197/" aria-label="Read more about Procurement’s role in climate change: putting government money where policy needs to go">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Moscova, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, UNSW Women’s nipples have long been a source of fascination and controversy, from celebrity gossip stories of wardrobe malfunctions and “nip slips” to feminist movements for gender equality. Nipples even became a fashion accessory. Men’s nipples are a different story. While ... <a title="Why do men have nipples?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/why-do-men-have-nipples-120893/" aria-label="Read more about Why do men have nipples?">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Holmes, Director, Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University One of the great paradoxes of climate change communication in Australia is that politicians command the most attention on the issue, yet are among the least trusted sources of climate information. Research has shown that domestic politics ... <a title="We want to learn about climate change from weather presenters, not politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/we-want-to-learn-about-climate-change-from-weather-presenters-not-politicians-123761/" aria-label="Read more about We want to learn about climate change from weather presenters, not politicians">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Sharman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Thousands of school students across Australia are expected to join in the ... <a title="Ignoring young people’s climate change fears is a recipe for anxiety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/ignoring-young-peoples-climate-change-fears-is-a-recipe-for-anxiety-123357/" aria-label="Read more about Ignoring young people’s climate change fears is a recipe for anxiety">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kyllie Cripps, Scientia Felllow and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law UNSW Sydney, UNSW In Western Australia more than half the children placed in state care are Aboriginal. The state government committed this month to reducing this over-representation, in a move that parallels the Closing the Gap Refresh ... <a title="Another stolen generation looms unless Indigenous women fleeing violence can find safe housing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/another-stolen-generation-looms-unless-indigenous-women-fleeing-violence-can-find-safe-housing-123526/" aria-label="Read more about Another stolen generation looms unless Indigenous women fleeing violence can find safe housing">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin., Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Newstart recipients and other Australians on benefits get their half-yearly pay rise today (and also on March 20). This one is vanishingly small. Announced very quietly by Social Services Minister Anne Ruston earlier this week, ... <a title="It’s Newstart pay rise day. You’re in line for 24 cents, which is peanuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/its-newstart-pay-rise-day-youre-in-line-for-24-cents-which-is-peanuts-123856/" aria-label="Read more about It’s Newstart pay rise day. You’re in line for 24 cents, which is peanuts">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warren Hogan, Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney The budget was for practical purposes in neither deficit nor in surplus in 2018-19, the final figures released by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann on Thursday reveal. The underlying cash deficit was just A$690 million, which, ... <a title="The big budget question is why the surplus wasn’t big" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/the-big-budget-question-is-why-the-surplus-wasnt-big-123689/" aria-label="Read more about The big budget question is why the surplus wasn’t big">Read more</a>
